1. How to find new evidence to back digital health initiativesWe know firsthand about the challenges of collecting evidence that HIT tools are effective – and we are not alone. Experts agree that developing clinical evidence to prove the effectiveness of digital health systems and devices lags far behind the hype. The reason is that…
“Interoperability” was the topic of the day, as government officials, patients, and private sector providers participated in a hearing to discuss the challenges of health information exchange. The hearing was sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as part of the Health IT Policy Committee’s Interoperability & Health Exchange Workgroup – Governance…
1. Senate Committee Seeks EHR Interoperability Investigation Our favorite hill is bringing the top health IT news for this week. The Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee has announced it is seeking an investigation into whether meaningful use incentive payments are being used to fund EHR software with poor interoperability. The announcement came after a review of…
1. Telstra Strives To Improve Information Sharing We’ll start the week down under in Australia, where Get Real Health was featured in an article about Telstra’s plans for healthcare. Telstra Health has developed a strategy to bring new products to the market that link all healthcare sectors together for better information sharing. Telstra Health’s mission…
The central Pennsylvania HIMSS office is bringing together top Meaningful Use experts from around the country to host an all-day, jam-packed workshop in York, PA. As an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare through information technology, HIMSS recognizes the need to keep health care professionals informed about the ever-changing world of meaningful use. The…
Blue Button+ is software that allows patients to access and transport their medical records digitally. Once they have their healthcare information, Blue Button+ makes it possible for them to share the information with all of their providers. In August 2013, Get Real Health announced that the Blue Button+ data exchange standard was available in their award-winning InstantPHR™ patient engagement software platform. Get Real…
Get Real Health is proud to announce that the Blue Button + data exchange standard is now available in our award-winning InstantPHR™ patient engagement software platform. Blue Button has been a driving force that is promoting consumer access to their health data, thanks in large part to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
By: Christina Caraballo, Healthcare Strategist, Get Real Health We are at the forefront of the patient engagement era. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which gives the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the authority to establish programs to improve…
